Stretcher for cushion-falls.



No. 643,297. Patented Feb. i3, H900. J. E. LA now.

STRETCHER FOB CUSHION FALLS.

(Application filed Juiy 18, 1899.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,297, dated February 13, 1900. Pplieation filed July 18, 1899. Serial No. 724,214. (N0 modem To all whom it may 0072106171,.

Beit known thatI, JESSE E. LA DOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stretchers for Cushion-Falls; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in stretchers for cushion-falls for vehicle-seats; and its object is to provide a stretcher which will prevent the corners of the fall or curtain of the seat-cushion from curling, will stretch the fall, and thus prevent wrinkling, will avoid the necessity of interlining or stiffening the fall, and will be cheap and durable, and to provide certain other new and useful fea tures hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, refer ence being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of a vehicle-seat having a cushion to which is attached my device. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the rear side of a fall, showing my device in place; and Fig. 3 an end view of the same.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

At the forward edge of the cushion is the usual strengthening-stripA of wood, to which the fall or curtain B is attached at its upper edge by tacks or in any suitable manner and hangs downward at the front of the seat. The fall Bis of the usual construction and shape, except that no interlining or stiffening is required, and on its inner surface, at the two lower corners, are secured triangularshaped pieces of leather or other suitable material by sewing the same at their two outer edges to the edge of the fall, and thus forming pockets 0. Spring-wires D are secured at one end to the lower edge of the strip A by staples, the said ends being overlapped and secured to the middle of said strip by a center staple E, and a short distance at each side of said staple each wire is again secured by a staple E and then bent at right angles and extended downward and outward toward the lower corners of the fall in a flexible curve, terminating at its lower end in an eye F, adapted to enter and engage the inner surface of the pocket 0. The fall is thus stretched by the wires or stretchers D and held smooth and flat at all times, the force exerted by said stretchers being applied diagonally from near the center of the upper edge of the fall to the lower corners. The eyes F are firmly pressed into the corners of the pockets 0, and thus keep the corners of the fall from curling and hold them in shape and also detachably secure said stretchers D to the fall.

The staples E and E form a pivot for the stretchers D, and thus the fall is free to swing in either direction, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, and said stretchers may be quickly and easily detached by disengaging the same from the pockets G and moving them longitudinally from said staples.

By disengaging the stretchers from the pockets 0 and turning said stretchers back underneath the cushion they may be used to prevent said cushion from slipping forward on the seat by securing their ends to the seat by means of screws passing through the eyes F.

The fall B is at all times drawn smooth and held in shape by the stretchers D, and therefore it is not necessary to interline or insert stiffening material in the fall to prevent its curling or wrinkling, and I thus secure a cheap, efficient, and durable structure.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cushion-fall having flexible wires secured thereto and adapted to stretch and hold the same in shape.

2. A cushion-fall having flexible wires secured thereto and engaging the lower corners thereof and exerting an outward and downward force to stretch said fall and hold the same in shape.

3. A cushion-fall supported at its upper edge, wires pivoted to said support and engaging said fall at its lower corners, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a cushion-fall and its support, a wire pivotally secured to said support near its middle and extending outward and downward to near the corners of said fall and secured thereto, substantially as described.

5. In combination with a cushion-fall and its support, a wire pivotally secured to said support near its middle and extended in downward and outward curves to the lower corners of said fall and formed with eyes at its ends and secured to said corners, substantially as described.

6. In combination with a supporting-strip and a cushion-fall secured thereto, pockets at the lower corners of said fall, wires pivotally secured to said strip at one end and having eyes engaging said pockets at the opposite end, substantially as described.

7. In combination with a supporting-strip JESSE E. LA DOV.

WVitnesses:

OHAs. E. SNOW, BELLE M. Rows. 

